court Masters Report, 17pp., on legal paper (12.25 x 7.75"), Huntsville, AL, 20 June 1840. This is the hand-written court record of a case brought by the guardian of Jesse Carr against William Wellborn for the value of slaves "...conveyed to the defendant by complainant on the 14th November 1827." The document addresses the value of "the negro woman Lucy" and "her increases." At the time of transfer, Lucy was 30 years old with 5 children aged 13 years to 2 months (named in document). The oldest, a boy named Willis, died in 1834, but the next oldest, a girl named Eady (also spelled Edy) was a young woman with 3 living children by the time of this suit, and Lucy had had 2 more children. The document details the value of the older children, and then takes "...reasonable deductions for the cost and trouble of rearing the young and unprofitable part of them." The court assessor notes that they were valued "...supposing them to be of ordinary or average quality...," but by the time of the suit, he notes that poor Lucy had not had any children in a few years (we presume that she was past her "increase years"), and thus she is valued less than her teenaged daughter and barely more than her 7 and 5 year old daughters. The court assessor was also asked to account for the value of hire for this family. There are also accounts for court costs amounting to $234.16 (a small fortune in itself in 1840), and the statement of the governor that Alexander Bowie was indeed representing the State of Alabama as judge at the time of the suit. An interesting historical document, even though the exact nature of the "complaint" is unclear. Condition:Toning and margin tears on most pages. The upper right corner is missing on the first 3 pages, the next 5 are mostly complete with minor edge chips, and the last 9 have varying amounts of paper loss, especially to the lower right corners and lower right edge. There is some loss of text on 7 of the pages. Last page is very brittle and loosing paper, taped repairs on verso, but it is the certification of the state officials only, with none of the "interesting" text.
court Masters Report, 17pp., on legal paper (12.25 x 7.75"), Huntsville, AL, 20 June 1840. This is the hand-written court record of a case brought by the guardian of Jesse Carr against William Wellborn for the value of slaves "...conveyed to the defendant by complainant on the 14th November 1827." The document addresses the value of "the negro woman Lucy" and "her increases." At the time of transfer, Lucy was 30 years old with 5 children aged 13 years to 2 months (named in document). The oldest, a boy named Willis, died in 1834, but the next oldest, a girl named Eady (also spelled Edy) was a young woman with 3 living children by the time of this suit, and Lucy had had 2 more children. The document details the value of the older children, and then takes "...reasonable deductions for the cost and trouble of rearing the young and unprofitable part of them." The court assessor notes that they were valued "...supposing them to be of ordinary or average quality...," but by the time of the suit, he notes that poor Lucy had not had any children in a few years (we presume that she was past her "increase years"), and thus she is valued less than her teenaged daughter and barely more than her 7 and 5 year old daughters. The court assessor was also asked to account for the value of hire for this family. There are also accounts for court costs amounting to $234.16 (a small fortune in itself in 1840), and the statement of the governor that Alexander Bowie was indeed representing the State of Alabama as judge at the time of the suit. An interesting historical document, even though the exact nature of the "complaint" is unclear. Condition:Toning and margin tears on most pages. The upper right corner is missing on the first 3 pages, the next 5 are mostly complete with minor edge chips, and the last 9 have varying amounts of paper loss, especially to the lower right corners and lower right edge. There is some loss of text on 7 of the pages. Last page is very brittle and loosing paper, taped repairs on verso, but it is the certification of the state officials only, with none of the "interesting" text.
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